Creating Timeout objects

A
Timeout object is a script object that acts like a timer and sends
a message when the timer expires. This is useful for scenarios that
require specific things to happen at regular time intervals or after
a particular amount of time has elapsed.

Timeout objects can send messages that call handlers inside child
objects or in movie scripts. You create a Timeout object by using
the new() keyword. You must specify a name for
the object, a handler to be called, and the frequency with which
you want the handler to be called. After a Timeout object is created, Director
keeps a list of currently active Timeout objects, called timeOutList.

The syntax described below is necessary for all new movies authored
in Adobe Director 11, or for older movies playing in Adobe Director
11 whose scriptExecutionStyle property has been
set to a value of 10. Movies authored in Director MX and earlier
have a scriptExecutionStyle property set to a value
of 9, which allows you to use the syntax found in Director MX and
earlier.